This post shows my finished journal pages of the A-Z Word of the Year Challenge & links including A-Z of my Mystery and applying it to a word of the year.
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2019 monthly calendar made in my Leuchtturm 1917 dotted journal with theme of mid-century modern & using banner stencil. Biggest Stencil Sale of the year!
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What I yearn for I tend to say 'yes' to. That is why it is so important to nurture my heart, be aware of what or who I give my heart to, what I focus on, and even what I see and hear.
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Video and written steps on how to choose a Word of the Year to focus on and live by. Visit my blog for creative ways to journal and live your word this year
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The mysterious treasure and paradox of the letter 'X' in the A-Z of Mystery journal. Scripture and questions to consider in this journey of life.
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Seeking wisdom “the ability to think and act using knowledge, experience, insight, understanding and common sense; unbiased judgment, and compassion.” What do I have grace and time for?
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We are bound together in a common life. Seeking unity with one another is a worthwhile pursuit. "How wonderful it is...to live together in harmony.
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"We live in the past of the future," I heard Jonathan Cahn say. So I am choosing to make today count like a time traveler! It's like I am actually able to go back in time and change the trajectory of my future. If I were looking back from tomorrow or next year, that is exactly what coming back to this moment would be like.
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It's time to Shine! What does it mean to shine? “How do I shine as myself, with God, and others?" To shine looks differently for us individually, but my guess there are also some common things we long for, need, and value.
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Seeking to establish a fulfilling rhythm of daily life, working from rest and resting from work in a fulfilling way. Every living thing has a rhythm. "R" for Rhythm in the A-Z of Mystery Word of the Year Challenge.
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Getting quiet is important in order to hear and discern what to do. Listening prayer is a way to do that. Suggested questions & art reflections on Q-Quiet in the A-Z Challenge included
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Paradox is holding two opposites as true at the same time. We live in paradoxical times that have polarized relationships and our nation. We tend to paint other people with harsh, broad brush strokes of black or white. Living with paradox requires empathy and invites reconciliation, seeking to understand a viewpoint opposite of our own.
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Overcoming my struggle to order my stuff, organize and create beauty. O - Order in A-Z Word of the Year Challenge. Key questions to help organize.
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Mid-Century Modern Stencil Club & paintings, July calendar and Washi tape adventure as we celebrate America's freedom and enter a new season.
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Celebrating Nature with a Word of the Year active challenge and NEW leafy doodle stencils. Included are artful inspirations and a how-to stencil Washi tape video, comparing medical tape with white Washi tape.
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The word 'Muse' is filled with mystery. Muse is associated with memory and music. We may sense the connection most when we hear a song from our past, bringing back all sorts of memories, and we feel transported back to a specific event or time. Google Dictionary defines Inspiration as:" the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative" or "a sudden brilliant, creative, or timely idea."
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Traveling changes you. Keeping an art journal helps me process and remind us of the important memories. Going on our amazing adventure to the UK, France and Greece was wonder full! So much beauty! I'm finding my life and perspectives have expanded through the process of going so many new places and meeting new people that have now become friends. Writing and art journaling the journey is so rewarding.Post includes my goals for travel art journaling, pages from my abstract travel journal made in Mary Beth Shaw's class on our Blue Walk Art tour of Greece, and examples of making it my own by combining abstract techniques in class with realistic images from my trip photos.
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I’ve been reminded to look back in order to move forward. At first it sounded counter-intuitive and non-productive, but after doing it, I see the value of taking a fresh look at what I have, what I’ve done, and stop to look, listen, and be grateful. It was the prompt I needed to Live this moment, to be present without the pressure to perform.
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A key is a small thing that opens a larger, important experience. A question can be a key to the answer you're looking for. A key can unlock a mode of transportation that can take us on a journey to another place. A key can open up a space of a new world. A key can bring us home.
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